Attachment for type-writing machines.



OLI 'VEPV PERRY ANDERSON. OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

ATTACHMENT FOB. TYPE-\VRITING MACHINES.

lie it known that I, (haven-P151 :YxmsusoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidsmi and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for 'llypc-lVrit-iug hlachii'u-s; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in provis'ioiuot an attachn'ieut for typewritiug machines-for prevei'iting the casual displacement of the 'pgipersrelative toeach other while m the mach ne. r

Another object OlthlS inventlonisthe prox ision of an attacluucnt for typewriting Inachines, provided with supporting members hau ingiineans -i il1erehythe device can be readily attached tom-detached from atypc-- writing machiiie when desiredQ .A ,furtheriobject of thisinvention is the provision of an attachu'ient for typewriting mzuihincs for preventing the casual displacement of the papers while in the machine, which is simple in construction, durable and ellicicnt in use, and which eanbe'manulacturcd and sold uponthc market ata nominal-cost.

These and other objects will be hereinafter more clearly set fol-thin the following: specification, the subjcct matter of the claims, and the views illustrated in the drawings, wherein similar reference characters denote corresponding parts through out the sci-'eral' views, and in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of the.in-

vcntiou, showing the saw-1' in attached position upon the paper shelf of a typewriting nuu-hiuc. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse seetional view of "the attachment, and the paper shelf and the platen of. a typewriting machime showing the ill-tail (:onsla'uction and mounting of the device and the manner of positioning the papers therein at the begin uiug of the typowriiiug operation. Fig. 2; a J imilar view to Fig. showing the posi ti u the wipers assume whcu'thc l.- \'pc\\rif.iu;' operation partially completed.

Application tiled October lg, 1915. Serial Nor 56.763.

end 1 J p roj eet outwardly fr on the rear end of the casing is elevated in a ramaj re ln 1am.

. Referring to the drawi igs, 1 denotesthe platen. and i the paper sielf of a typewritin; machine, the papcifslIelf-Z being pro ridcd with tlu otsfihtwo slotsbeiug shownii j though any .(lesircd number ma be formed in the paper shell The attachment consists of an open eru'led casing, formed of any sill table material and dimensi ns; and comprises the top wall 4, 85 the side walls 5, and the bottom wall (3, the

ails being ()llllttllljtllllfi providing an i open ended c; *ingi,

The bottom 6 of the; casing is preferably formed of double thicknes o layers, and ini0 metal, or the body {)(ltlOl'lS porting strips may,'if' lred, be secured upon the upper side 0 nde'r side of the bottom-(i by the userof tsor other sdit able fastening means; 3 i

The ends of the sup. (1

g 2. which 80 8.1)Ott0lll (l ofthe lly, as at 8, li nd' r the contour (fi casing, are curred-do of a contour to contort the paper shelf '2 of the iter. lh@%xtremities of the curved portions of the supporting strips are bent inwardly at 421pproximatel'y right angle" to provid the shoulders 9, and thence nwardly MEI mi proximately right angles-to the simmer-rs 9, and approximately parallel to rewardlr curved end POl'lZlOl'ljQlO povitl the lips 10.

In: Figs. 3 and 3 of the drawingfs lfll vdi notes the top sheet of paper which iggnibe written upon, 12 the earlioimpiqier, the. carbon copy paper, l l the ,l'mttjomends and 15 the top ends of the sheets of paper.

The application and operation of the at- I tachment is briefly described follows:- In applying the attachment to a typewriter,

manner so that the lips 10 of the supporting strips can be readily passed through the slots 3 of the paper shelf 2 from the front side of the paper shelf, and until the shoulders 9 of the supporting-strips pass into the slots 3 of the paper shell i-whereupon the rear end of the casing is then lowered until the curved end porti ns 3 of (he suppivrting ps snugly engagithe front surface of the paper i 9- aheve the slots 3, the shoulders 9 being seated in the sl0ts3, and the lips 10 see i engaging the rear surface of the paper shelf 2 below the slots 3, whereby the device is attached tothe typewriter in secure operative position. Ifhe person operating the typewriter, after placing the sheets of paper 11,12andl3in theirproper position with respectto each other, now inserts the ends 14 of the" sheets through the front open end of the leasing, and into the-casing, with the sheets of paper resting uponthe bottom 6 of. the

casingyand thereafter positions the upper.

- ends .15 of the respective sheets around the platen 1 of the machine at the initial stage of the typewriting operation as shown in Fig. 2. After the typewriting operation has been partially completed, the person inserts the upper ends 15 of the respective sheets into the'casing through its forward open end, the sheets of paper assuming the positions as shown in Fig. 3, it being obvious that as the typewriting operatronfurther pro- .gresses the ends 14 are gradually drawn from within the casing and the ends 15 0f the sheets further projected into the casing by the platen, and this movement of the sheets of paper continue until the typewriting operation is completed.

From the foregoing, it is manifestly clear that by the use of my invention, casual dis placement of the sheets of paper relative to each other, due to any cause, i's'impossible,

said paper shelf? for mounting said casing upon said paper shelf. the class described, the

2; In a device of combination with the platen of a typewriting machine, and the paper shelf thereof to secure by Let= having a plurality of slots therein, of an open ended casing for receiving the ends of a plurality of sheets of paper actuated by said platen, and supporting strips carried by said casing for engaging the slots of said paper shelf for attaching said casing in opa.

erative position upon said paper shelf.

3. Ina device of the'class described, the combination with the platen of a typewrithaving a plurality of slots therein, of an open ended casing .for receiving the ends of a plurality of sheets of paper actuated by said platen, supporting strips carried by the bottom of said casing, arms upon the projecting endsof said supporting-strips, and

455 ing machine, and the paper shelf-thereofmeans upon the extremitiesof saidarms for engaging the said slots of said paper shelf. for attaching said casing in operative position upon said paper shelf.

4. In a device of. he class combination with the platen of a typewriting machine, and the paper shelf thereof having a plurality of slots therein, of an open ended casing for receiving the ends of a plurality of sheets of paper actuated by said platen, elongated supporting strips carried by the bottom of said casing and projecting outwardly therefrom, downwardly curved arms upon the'projecting'ends of said I supporting strips for engaging the front surface of said paper shelf, a shoulder adjacent the ends of said arms for seating in' the said slots of said paper shelf, and a tongue extending from said shoulders for engaging the back of said paper shelf, whereby to attach said casing in operative position upon saidpaper shelf;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses. L Y

' OLIVER PERRY ANDERSON.

' Witnesses:

. C(M. GnmoNs,

MAY BRYAN.

described, the 

